The Fighting Temptations (soundtrack)

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The Fighting Temptations (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
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Length54:44
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Singles from The Fighting Temptations (Music from the Motion Picture)
  1. "Fighting Temptation"
    Released: August 18, 2003
  2. "Summertime"
    Released: October 28, 2003

The Fighting Temptations (Music from the Motion Picture) is a soundtrack album for the 2003 film The Fighting Temptations , released by Music World, Columbia Records and Sony Music on September 9, 2003. [1]

Contents

The soundtrack received generally positive reviews and proved to be more successful than the film itself. Only one song from the album, "Summertime", is not included in the movie. The song "Come Back Home" appears in the film, but was not included on the soundtrack album. Several other songs performed during the movie, including "Church Is in Mourning (Aunt Sally's Funeral Tribute)" by Shirley Caesar, "Won't Ever Change" by Mary Mary, "Waiting" by Ramiyah, and "Soldier" by The Blind Boys of Alabama, were also not included on the soundtrack.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fighting Temptation" (Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, MC Lyte & Free)
  • Melissa Elliott
  • LaShaun Owens
  • Karriem Mack
  • Lana Moorer
  • Marie Wright
  • Jonathan Burks
  • Walter Murphy
  • Gene Pistilli
3:51
2."I Know" (Destiny's Child)
3:43
3."Rain Down" (Eddie Levert & Angie Stone)
  • Rex Rideout
  • David Harper
  • Terri Harper
  • Rex Rideout
  • Loretha Jones
3:27
4."To Da River" (T-Bone, Lil Zane, & Montell Jordan)
  • Louis Brown
  • Scott Parker
Buster & Shavoni4:12
5."I'm Getting Ready" (Ann Nesby) Shirley Caesar Bubba Smith3:15
6."The Stone" (Ann Nesby & Shirley Caesar)CaesarBubba Smith1:53
7."Heaven Knows" (Faith Evans)
5:43
8."Fever" (Beyoncé)
  • John Davenport
  • Eddie Cooley
  • Peggy Lee (uncredited)
4:32
9."Everything I Do" (Beyoncé & Bilal)
  • James Harris III
  • Terry Lewis
  • Wright
  • Jam and Lewis
  • Wright
4:22
10."Loves Me Like a Rock" (The O'Jays) Paul Simon Bubba Smith2:26
11."Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Beyoncé) Wallace Willis
  • B. Knowles
  • Jones
2:05
12."He Still Loves Me" (Beyoncé & Walter Williams Sr.)
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
  • Wright
  • Jam and Lewis
  • Wright
4:22
13."Time To Come Home" (Beyoncé, Angie Stone & Melba Moore)
  • B. Knowles
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
  • Wright
  • Jam and Lewis
  • Wright
3:52
14."Don't Fight the Feeling" (Solange Knowles & Papa Reu)
  • Solange
  • Derek "Grizz" Edwards
3:07
15."Summertime" (Beyoncé & Diddy)
  • Diddy
  • Mario Winans
  • Steven Jordan
3:54
Total length:54:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music, Discogs, and Spotify. [2]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [3] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

At Black Reel Awards, the album won "Best Film Soundtrack" and the Beyoncé and Walter Williams Sr. duet "He Still Loves Me" won "Best Film Song". [4]

References

  1. ↑ Fighting Temptations. "Fighting Temptations: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  2. ↑ "The Fighting Temptations (Music From The Motion Picture) by Various Artists on Apple Music". September 9, 2003 – via music.apple.com.
  3. ↑ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – The Fighting Temptations". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Black Reel Awards (2004)". IMDb. 2004-02-22. Retrieved 2024-12-30.


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